Installing R Package from Github
Script to Install R Package
To install an R package from Github, you can create a Script with a line like following.
devtools::install_github("<author>/<repository>", upgrade="never")upgrade="never" option is to avoid automatic upgrade of
other R packages on which the installed package depends. We recommend it
to avoid error caused by install_github function asking for input about
what to do with those packages, and also so that other part of
Exploratory keeps working fine.
When you create a Script, check off the “Load this script when the project is opened” option to avoid installing the same package everytime you open the project.
Then click the green Save button to install the package.
If a function from the installed package doesn’t work as expected.
If an older or different version of the package is already be
installed, github_install finishes without installing it. To override
and upgrade it, add the force=TRUE option to the
install_github command like the following and try again.
devtools::install_github("<author>/<repository>", force=TRUE, upgrade="never")Script to Load R Package when Project is Opened
If you want the R package to be loaded when you open the project, you can create a Script with a line like following.
library(<package name>)For this Script, leave the “Load this script when the project is opened” option checked, since we want it to be called everytime the project is opened.
